NM-01: Heinrich and Pie, Oh My

Martin picking up the pie

Wondering who won the prize of the Thanksgiving pie personally delivered by none other than Martin Heinrich, Dem candidate for Congress in NM-01? Turns out it was Floyd Vasquez, featured in this blog post on Heinrich's campaign website.

To have a chance at winning the pie delivery prize, folks had to donate online to Heinrich's campaign via ActBlue, and a slew of people evidently did. Heinrich was among the top five fundraisers on ActBlue during the pie contest, topped only by Edwards for President, Mark Warner for Senate (VA) and the People's Email Network. He beat out Jean Shaheen for Senate (NH) for fourth place. To date, the Heinrich campaign has raised almost $85,000 via ActBlue. To add to that total, click here.

Vasquez family with free pie

Pie winner Floyd, a Duke City Fix reader, sent the local community blog a photo of the delivery and described how he used the meeting with Heinrich to "give Martin a folder with information that reflects our views and concerns regarding a host of issues. We talked about public service, net neutrality, media ownership rules, local media and the upcoming election." Good going, Floyd!

After delivering the pie, Heinrich returned home for his family's T-day gathering. Check out some photos here. Looks like pie was popular at their dinner too, doesn't it? Me? I had a slice of pumpkin pie topped with whipped cream and homemade cranberry sauce at the Thanksgiving dinner I attended. Highly recommended. I wouldn't kid around. Trust me.

To read our previous coverage of the 2008 NM-01 Congressional race, visit our archive.